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As part of its longstanding Communities Programme, Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF), announces  a selection of events that will  take place during August at locations across the country, both live in-person and online. Underlining this year’s theme of All Together Now, a series of in-person author visits will take place in hospitals, libraries, schools, andContinue reading “Edinburgh International Book Festival Announces Communities Programme”

For the first time in their long history, Edinburgh Festivals have come together with their stakeholders on the Edinburgh Festivals Forum to launch a joint Vision for the future. Launched in the festivals’ 75th anniversary year,Edinburgh: City of Imagination is a vision for a resilient and ambitious Festival City by 2030. The idea is basedContinue reading “Edinburgh Festivals Launch Ambitious Vision for Future”

Following last week’s announcement of the Sixth edition of the Edinburgh International Culture Summit (EICS),  the organisation can announce more details of the programme for the first full day of the event that will be dedicated to the exploration of Culture & Education. Culture & Education will examine the unique role the arts and the concept ofContinue reading “Edinburgh International Culture Summit Focus On Culture and Education”

The Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) has announced that for the next two years, the Book Festival will be held at the Edinburgh College of Art before moving to a brand new city centre venue in 2024. Building on the success of last year’s hybrid programme, this year will see the current site expand, withContinue reading “Edinburgh International Book Festival Announces Permanent New Home”

This year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival  (EIBF) Schools Programme will be entirely free thanks to Lead Sponsor Baillie Gifford. In addition to the free tickets, every child attending in person will receive a free book and free online resources on the EIBF  Learning site. The Baillie Gifford Schools Programme, that  is available to all primaryContinue reading “Free Tickets and Books for Kids Announced by Edinburgh International Book Festival”

Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) has announced a new project that gathers  stories from and for people across Scotland in response to Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022. The year will spotlight, celebrate and promote the wealth of stories that are written or created in or inspired by Scotland.  Scotland’s Stories Now, that is supported byContinue reading “Edinburgh International Book Festival Calls for Scotland’s Stories”

In line with today’s expectation that businesses do their bit to help protect our environment, Arts & Business Scotland has put sustainability centre stage at this year’s Culture and Business Scotland Conference. Global asset management business Aviva Investors has partnered with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) to commission and perform a piece of music with the aim of Continue reading “Arts & Business Scotland Puts Sustainability Centre Stage This February ”

Arts led production agency, Curated Place, announces the return of the Catalyst Conference on Friday 11th February 2022 to investigate the role that culture plays in recovery and renewal. In Scotland’s Year of Stories, #CultureisNotaLuxury examines how the language of culture is used outside of the arts and culture sector and how those within the sector can better influence people’sContinue reading “Catalyst Conference Returns in 2022 Featuring High Profile Panel of Experts”

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) announces its first event of the year, the Culture and Business Scotland Conference 2022 that will have as one of its key speakers, Chris van der Kuyl, Chairman of 4J Studios, the developers of Minecraft.  The event, that will take place online from 2pm on Thursday 10th February and hosted by BBC Scotland‘sContinue reading “New Event Involving High-Profile Panel Announced by Arts & Business Scotland”